Bibles of the Edmonds, Flowers, Green, Hembree, Hunt (3), Jenkins, Keeble, Kirby (2), Larkin, Lindsay, McKelvy, Price, and Stewart families were published in Volume 1 of ''Jackson County Alabama Records'' by Christine P. Sumner, which is available online at {{FSbook|115984}} - free. Volume 2 includes Bibles of the Acklen, Caperton, Cotton, Harris, Hunt, Lewis, Smith, and Woosley families. It is also available online at {{FSbook|115993}} - free.

Minutes of the Union Primitive Baptist Church (Woodville, Ala.) from 1840 to 1842 were published in Volume 1 of ''Jackson County Alabama Records,'' available online at {{FSbook|115984}} - free. (Begins on page 74.)

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*Boyd, Gregory A. ''Family Maps of Jackson County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More''. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at [http://www.historygeo.com/maplib/prjs/AL HistoryGeo.com] ($). Website includes free surname index. {{FHL|1454525|item|disp=FHL Book 976.195 E7b}}.

*Boyd, Gregory A. ''Family Maps of Jackson County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More''. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at [http://www.historygeo.com/maplib/prjs/AL HistoryGeo.com] ($). Website includes free surname index. {{FHL|1454525|item|disp=FHL Book 976.195 E7b}}.

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Many early Jackson County land entries (starting in 1830) were published in Volume 2 of ''Jackson County Alabama Records'' by Christine P. Sumner, which is available online at {{FSbook|115993}} - free.

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Many early Jackson County land entries (starting in 1830) were published in Volume 2 of ''Jackson County Alabama Records'' by Christine P. Sumner, which is available online at {{FSbook|115993}} - free. (Begins on page 1.)

Civil War service men from&nbsp;Jackson County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of&nbsp;Jackson County.

A list of individuals who appear on the 1907 CSA Soldiers Census was published in Volume 2 of ''Jackson County Alabama Records'' by Christine P. Sumner, which is available online at {{FSbook|115993}} - free. (Begins on page 23.)

Early will books were destroyed in a fire. Will Book K, which begins in the mid-1850s, is the earliest Jackson County will book that survives. A portion of it was published in Volume 2 of ''Jackson County Alabama Records'' by Christine P. Sumner, which is available online at {{FSbook|115993}} - free. (Begins on page 16.)

:*'''To 1825''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2080 ''Index to Marriages''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] – ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked. <br>

:*'''1851–1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920"]at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] – ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women. <br>

:*'''1881–1974''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2543 ''Index to Deaths and Burials''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] – ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.<br>

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:*'''1908–1959''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 ''Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] – ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).<br>

County Courthouse

Probate Judge has marriage records from 1851,probate records from 1850,land records from 1835 and 1900 Civil War Vets list;Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1920and divorce records from 1895; County Health Department has birth and death records; Public library has cemetery records [1]

History

The county is named after War of 1812 hero Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) who became Seventh President of the United States in 1829.[2]

Parent County

1819--Jackson County was created 13 December 1819 from the Cherokee Cession of 1816.County seat: Scottsboro [3]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1864 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. Will Book K (begins mid-1850s) is the earliest will book that survives.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

Church Records

Baptist

Minutes of the Union Primitive Baptist Church (Woodville, Ala.) from 1840 to 1842 were published in Volume 1 of Jackson County Alabama Records, available online at FamilySearch Books Online - free. (Begins on page 74.)

Court Records

Land and Property

To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Jackson County, Alabama Genealogy see:

Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Jackson County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes free surname index. FHL Book 976.195 E7b.

Many early Jackson County land entries (starting in 1830) were published in Volume 2 of Jackson County Alabama Records by Christine P. Sumner, which is available online at FamilySearch Books Online - free. (Begins on page 1.)

Local Histories

Kennamer, John Robert. History of Jackson County. Winchester, Tenn.: Press of Southern Print. and Pub. Co., 1935. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War service men from Jackson County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Jackson County.

A list of individuals who appear on the 1907 CSA Soldiers Census was published in Volume 2 of Jackson County Alabama Records by Christine P. Sumner, which is available online at FamilySearch Books Online - free. (Begins on page 23.)

Newspapers

Abstracts of The Bellefonte Courier (1839), The Jackson County Herald (1868), The Era & Star (1873), The Scottsboro Citizen (1879-1880, 1917), The Jackson County Sentinel (1932-1933, 1937), and The Progressive Age (1937) were published in:

Probate Records

Early will books were destroyed in a fire. Will Book K, which begins in the mid-1850s, is the earliest Jackson County will book that survives. A portion of it was published in Volume 2 of Jackson County Alabama Records by Christine P. Sumner, which is available online at FamilySearch Books Online - free. (Begins on page 16.)

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

To 1825Index to Marriages at Ancestry – ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.

1800, 1833, 1851-1901, 1936–1969Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.

1851–1900"Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920"at Ancestry – ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.

Death

1881–1974Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry – ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.